Windows Explorer - settings for default columns and display Thread poster: Comunican
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Comunican
United Kingdom
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When I open Windows Explorer, for some reason, the way the lists of files are displayed is inconsistent.
I regularly set it to the "Details" view with only the coumns "name", date modifed", "type" and "size" showing, and with the column widths set so that I can read the full file name, sorted by date modifed with latest date at the top...
However, frequently when I launch Windows Explorer, it displays differently: column widths are shown as equal size, sorted by "name"... See more When I open Windows Explorer, for some reason, the way the lists of files are displayed is inconsistent.
I regularly set it to the "Details" view with only the coumns "name", date modifed", "type" and "size" showing, and with the column widths set so that I can read the full file name, sorted by date modifed with latest date at the top...
However, frequently when I launch Windows Explorer, it displays differently: column widths are shown as equal size, sorted by "name" and with different columns including "capture date" and "classification" (things I am not interested in).
It's frustrating and I can find no advice on this in whelp or on Microsoft Support. Has anyone else managed to solve this problem, please?
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| | | | | folder options | Jan 22, 2008 |
Have you tried Folder options? Define the view to your likings (column width, details listed etc.) and choose Extra, Folder options. Click View. In this dialog you can set several preferences. Click Apply to all folders (or something like this, I use a dutch version).
Maybe this solves your problem.
| | | | Hynek Palatin 
Czech Republic
Local time: 15:16
Member (2003)
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| Windows Explorer settings | Jan 22, 2008 |
Try this in Windows Explorer (this is for Windows XP):
1. Set the display options the way you want them.
2. Go to: Tools - Folder Options - View and click the "Apply to All Folders" button.
3. You can also uncheck "Remember each folder's view settings" in the same dialog box.
4. Click OK.
I hope this helps.
| | | | Veronica Manole (X)
Romania
Local time: 16:16
Portuguese to Romanian
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| Hi, try this | Jan 22, 2008 |
Hi,
Set the display option you want (tiles, list, details etc.) in one folder you like, than go to Tools - Folder Options - View and click on Apply to all folders
If you select "details" for that folder, this option will be applied to all folders.
On my computer it works.
Hope this helps
Veronica
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Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:16
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TOPIC STARTER | Yes, i did try that... | Jan 22, 2008 |
Hi Hynek, and thank you for your reply
Yes, I had already tried that... but it still seems to change.
Maybe my system is just dodgy! It is Windows Vista, by the way - I should have said that.
Regards
Hynek Palatin wrote:
Try this in Windows Explorer (this is for Windows XP):
1. Set the display options the way you want them.
2. Go to: Tools - Folder Options - View and click the "Apply to All Folders" button.
3. You can also uncheck "Remember each folder's view settings" in the same dialog box.
4. Click OK.
I hope this helps.
| | | | Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:16
Spanish to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Yes, I had tried that | Jan 22, 2008 |
Hi Veronica - and thank you too for your reply
As I also replied to Hynek, I had already tried that... but it still seems to change.
Oh well, it's not the biggest problem in life, so maybe I should just live with it!
Regards
| | | | | Same problem - but with the disk in the "A" drive | Jan 22, 2008 |
Comunican wrote:
Hi Veronica - and thank you too for your reply
As I also replied to Hynek, I had already tried that... but it still seems to change.
Oh well, it's not the biggest problem in life, so maybe I should just live with it!
Regards
I've had the same problem trying to view the files on the floppy in the "A" to which I copy everything I'm working on for safety reasons. Whereas I can get all the folders on the "C" drive to behave as I want them, I can't get the "A" drive to do the same - I alter them, and the next time I view it, it's gone back to showing "tiles" only. Annoying, but, as you say, not the biggest problem in life!
I've recently switched to Windows XP. Any ideas, please?
Regards,
Jenny.
| | | | Veronica Manole (X)
Romania
Local time: 16:16
Portuguese to Romanian
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Comunican wrote:
Hi Veronica - and thank you too for your reply
As I also replied to Hynek, I had already tried that... but it still seems to change.
Oh well, it's not the biggest problem in life, so maybe I should just live with it!
Regards
Maybe in Vista there are other settings. Wait for another prozian who uses Vista.
Have a nice evening!
Veronica
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